British Test Row Ends With Narrow Win
A fragmented notice reports a 1963 cricket Test match outcome with British teams competing, a tight finish and brief scoring notes. Names and precise details are unreadable in the surviving text.
13 Nov 1963
Page 1
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1963
Page
1
A fragmented notice reports a 1963 cricket Test match outcome with British teams competing, a tight finish and brief scoring notes. Names and precise details are unreadable in the surviving text.
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Fragmentary text suggests a local decision or event involving a gate or tour. Unclear names, places, or dates are readable, making it difficult to establish who is involved or when it occurs.
Prime Minister Robert Menzies announced in a national policy speech a Liberal Labor Coalition style growth program. The plan includes a home-building subsidy for young couples, low interest housing loans, expanded education scholarships, higher child endowment, expanded medical benefits, and northern development with a National Development division. He defended Labour’s policies as inflationary and pledged continued defence and foreign policies. Public broadcasts reached nationwide audiences with details to follow in Parliament.
Whitlam accuses Sir Robert Menzies of absorbing Labour policies and costs after Calwell’s ALP policy speech. He cites past rejections of child endowment and scholarships, noting shifts to road funding, a roads authority, and petrol price cuts while defending external security and social benefits.
The Queen urged steady East West confidence and expansion of commerce among Commonwealth nations as Parliament opened its new session. She emphasized defence cohesion, peace efforts, and reduced trade barriers while noting tariffs talks and UN trade conferences as paths to increased international and Commonwealth trade.
A plane crash near Malfield injures no one despite destroying most of a residence. Pilot Officer Ronald Slater, 22, reports losing control during a training spin and ejecting safely as the Sabre jet crashed into the back of the home. Widow Edyth Verleigh Tillitzki, 65, walked from the house unharmed as flames and debris enveloped the building.
William Willis, 70, American mariner, beached his trimaran six miles from Apia Samoa after 130 days at sea. He drifted about 7500 miles from Callao to Samoa hoping to reach Sydney. His two cats Kiki and Aussie survived. Heavy seas forced him to signal distress with the American flag upside down. He plans repairs and a new attempt toward Australia.
Organiser Leo Heimburger plans a safer Stomp dance at the YWCA Hall in three weeks with two professional doormen. Police to patrol and stage restrictions at the hall after last Saturday’s brawls between Surfies and Rockers.
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